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UNSPEAKABLE SIGNINGS & AUTHOR APPEARANCES


THURSDAY, APRIL 18 – 11 AM – TALKING BOOKS!
Washington Talking Books and Braille Library
Though it’s not open to the public, I’m so honored they asked me to speak at their Volunteers’ Lunch that I had to list it here! To be a volunteer, check out:
http://www.wtbbl.org/.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 – 6PM – LITERARY VOICES 2013
UW Club
4020 NE Stevens Way
Seattle, WA 98195
206-616-8397
www.lib.washington.edu/support/events/literaryvoices/
The University of Washington Friends of Libraries is having their Literary Voices Dinner with keynote speaker (and my personal hero), Garth Stein. Seventeen other renowned authors will be hosting tables—and I’m one of them! Tickets are $125, and worth every penny! Proceeds benefit libraries preservation, collections, and student scholarships.

SATURDAY, MAY 18 – NOON - RWA LUNCH WITH ROBERT DUGONI
Details to follow once I get them!

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 – 7 PM – UNSPEAKABLE CELEBRATION
Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98112
206-624-6600
www.elliottbaybook.com
Join the fun at my UNSPEAKABLE release party. There will be refreshments and unique, delicious sweets provided by Savior Fork (www.saviorfork.com). I’ll be telling sordid tales, and signing copies of my new book. Some of my famous Seattle7Writers friends will be on hand, too—so bring your autograph book. Save the date and start the evening in this legendary bookstore in the heart of Seattle’s hippest neighborhood!

TUESDAY, JUNE 4 – NOON – UNSPEAKABLE FUN AT SEATTLE MYSTERY BOOKS!
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
117 Cherry Street
Seattle, WA 98104
206-587-5737 – www.seattlemystery.com
I’m signing books and chatting with customers at Seattle’s premiere mystery bookshop. If you’re out of town and would like a book personally autographed by me, you just need to contact these folks. Shipping books to you isn’t a problem for them. If you live in Seattle, come on by and join in the laidback fun. There will be treats, one-on-one conversation with moi, and a selection of books (many of them autographed) by some of the best mystery/thriller authors out there!

MONDAY, JUNE 10 – 6:30 PM – UNSPEAKABLE AT THE BOOK STALL
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
811 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
847-446-8800
www.thebookstall.com
I’m talking trash and signing books again at Publisher’s Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year—the Book Stall. My family and old school chums should be attending, so this ought to be a hoot. Swing on by and chase away those Monday blues!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 - 7 PM - THRILLS AT THIRD PLACE!
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way, NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
206/366-3333
www.thirdplacebooks.com
Expect some Hump Day hi jinks, thrills and a few laughs when I talk (and sign books) at one of the Seattle area's best bookstores. I'm expecting a few local authors to show up, too. So get ready for an unspeakably good time!

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 – 3 PM – KITSAP MALL: UNSPEAKABLE TERRITORY
Barnes & Noble/Kitsap Mall
10315 Silverdale Way
Silverdale, WA 98383
360-698-0945
Most of the action in UNSPEAKABLE takes place on the Kitsap Peninsula, and you can bet someone has an ill-fated trip from the Kitsap Mall. Remember, it’s just fiction! So come to the scene of the crime (sort of), talk to me, and buy a book or two!

TUESDAY, JUNE 25 - 7 PM - CAUSING A PANIC AT POWELL'S!
Powell's Books
3415 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-228-4651
www.powells.com
I'll be raising a ruckus 'round the Rose City when I talk and sign UNSPEAKABLE at Portland's legendary Powell's Books Cedar Hill store. Get ready for a good time at one of the coolest bookstores ever.

FRIDAY - JULY 12 - 7 PM - TGIF AT THE LEAVENWORTH LIBRARY!
Leavenworth Public Library
700 U.S. 2
Leavenworth, WA 98826
509-548-7923
Don't shush me! I'll be talking at the Leavenworth Public Library for their TGIF Night. It's always a lively, informal discussion, and it's free! You can purchase a copy of UNSPEAKABLE there, too. By the way, Leavenworth is a pivotal locale in UNSPEAKABLE!

SATURDAY - JULY 13 - 1-3 PM - TIME FOR A BOOK FOR ALL SEASONS
A Book for All Seasons
703 U.S. 2
Leavenworth, WA 98826
509-548-1451
www.abookforallseasons.indiebound.com
I always have a fantastic time at A Book for All Seasons, and you will, too. They'll hold and send autographed books for you; so call or email them and order the whole Kevin O'Brien collection. Better yet, visit gorgeous Leavenworth, come by the bookstore, and see me!

THURSDAY, JULY 25 - BOOKS AFLOAT ON THE BAINBRIDGE ISALND FERRY
Washington State Ferries
3:50 PM - Bainbridge to Seattle &
4:40 PM - Seattle to Bainbridge
I've got you ferry-commuters coming and going as I tell some UNSPEAKABLE ferry tales! Presented by Kitsap Regional Libraries for their Books Afloat series on board the Washington State Ferry. There are many UNSPEAKABLE scenes on the Bainbridge Island Ferry. So get ready for some scary fun on the Puget Sound!

 

More author appearances and UNSPEAKABLE signings are being arranged; so keep checking this page for listings.

 

 

 

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Paying our dues! Check out how some of us writers eked out a living before we became bestselling authors! Andre Dubus III, John Lutz, Don Winslow and others join me in recalling how we got by before we got our book deals!

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news & events - Kevin O'Brien goes International

 

Kevin goes international with these foreign versions of his books: ACTORS (Swedish); MAKE THEM CRY (Czech); WATCH THEM DIE (Dutch); LEFT FOR DEAD (German); THE LAST VICTIM (Japan—yes, that’s a woman’s butt on the cover); KILLING SPREE (German); ONE LAST SCREAM (Czech) and VICIOUS (Greek).

 

 

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